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[jjcale]

Forgive my very basic OP ... I am just a stand in for this round ... the usual OP guys are very busy with other matters. 

 

Times: BST

30AUG

Race

14:10 - 16:10

29AUG

Qualifying

14:00 - 15:00

29AUG

Practice 3

11:00 - 12:00

28AUG

Practice 2

14:00 - 15:30

28AUG

Practice 1

10:00 - 11:30

 

No Spa thread is complete without an icon of the best track in F1 

 

 The uzi ...

 

And an obligatory photo of Eau Rouge 

 

 

And then the weather (and thus tires) ... always important at Spa ...

 

 

 

Friday is expected to see generally cloudy conditions but is likely to remain dry. Sunshine will bring some warmth in the late afternoon.

The risk of rain will rise slightly on Saturday. However race day is currently forecast to bring the highest chance of precipitation. The air temperature is set to be no higher than 15C, which would be closer to what we saw on race day last year, when the ambient temperature reached 18C and the track surface 31C.

Although the conditions will be slightly cooler this year, teams have a softer range of tyres available, featuring the C4 slick tyre instead of the C1.

 

 

Courtesy of Racefans.net .https://www.racefans...chance-of-rain/

 

And viola ... thread OP served up for you guys.

[pitlanepalpatine]

Thanks for the effort JJ. Looking forward to see how Red Bull vs Racing Point will go on Sunday.

[SophieB]

Bless you, jjcale!

[jjcale]

For those of you (like me) who like press conferences....

 

 

 

[chuuurles]

Thank you jjcale! I was worried for the universe when I could not find a Spa thread, all is well now xD

[Fatgadget]

I love Spa. Sorts out the men from the boys!

[BobbyRicky]

I love Spa. Sorts out the men from the boys!

 

What kind of spa's do you visit?!

[balmybaldwin]

I'm seeing pictures on twitter of strips of astro turf being removed from the back of curbs all round the circuit.  In particular I've noted outside of turn 1 down towards eau rouge, and on the approach to the bus stop, but perhaps theres more:

 

https://twitter.com/...998809549185027

 

And apparently we now have 4 deep tyres instead of 2 deep tyres by the pitlane exit - presumably as a reaction to Hubert's crash, but it doesn't sound like much of a change tbh

[PayasYouRace]

What happened to Rivage and Pouhon on that map?

[Fatgadget]

What kind of spa's do you visit?!

Very funny apart from the obvious homophobic connotations...

[thegamer23]

Larger tyre barriers at Radillion

Last season it was a 3 rows barrier, now 4.

 

 

 

And this

 

 

Edited by thegamer23, 27 August 2020 - 18:06.

[Ellios]

[P123]

I love Spa. Sorts out the men from the boys!

 

Only when the rain falls.  These days they can make it round without having to bother too much about the actual track!

[jjcale]

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PG is fast becoming my favourite driver 

[milestone 11]

Good on ya J.J.

[renzmann]

Very funny apart from the obvious homophobic connotations...

A guy called fat gadget worries about sensitivities

[TomNokoe]

... the usual OP guys are very busy with other matters. 

 

I have one job interview with HMRC on 9 Sept and another with Network Rail on 17 Sept. Prepping my butt off! 

 

But I've booked off every Friday practice so far this year, because hey it's the little luxuries in these times ...

Edited by TomNokoe, 27 August 2020 - 18:20.

[PayasYouRace]

I have one job interview with HMRC on 9 Sept and another with Network Rail on 17 Sept. Prepping my butt off! 

 

But I've booked off every Friday practice so far this year, because hey it's the little luxuries in these times ...

 

Good luck with your interviews. I've got a pretty big interview for a potential new job coming up in October too.

[TauriJ]

Right now it looks like rain all day on sunday. It better not change 

[Spillage]

I have one job interview with HMRC on 9 Sept and another with Network Rail on 17 Sept. Prepping my butt off!

But I've booked off every Friday practice so far this year, because hey it's the little luxuries in these times ...

Good luck! I used to work for HMRC and now work in the railway, so believe me - the interviews aren't that scary when you're in there!

[milestone 11]

I have one job interview with HMRC on 9 Sept and another with Network Rail on 17 Sept. Prepping my butt off! 
 
But I've booked off every Friday practice so far this year, because hey it's the little luxuries in these times ...

I thought you were doing ATC exams. Good luck anyway.

[Fatgadget]

A guy called fat gadget worries about sensitivities

[ANF]

Right now it looks like rain all day on sunday. It better not change 

So we'll have another race behind the safety car then!

[Risil]

I have one job interview with HMRC on 9 Sept and another with Network Rail on 17 Sept. Prepping my butt off! 
 
But I've booked off every Friday practice so far this year, because hey it's the little luxuries in these times ...

 

Good luck!

[CSF]

What lap will Bonomeian Rhapsody begin this weekend? I am going lap 4. 

[Leibowitz]

It should be an easy win for Mercedes. Def gonna need the rain to change that.

[TomNokoe]

I thought you were doing ATC exams. Good luck anyway.

I passed the darn exams but the whole thing was canned because of COVID!

Thanks for the well wishes

I will do the race thread on Sunday

Edited by TomNokoe, 27 August 2020 - 20:51.

[milestone 11]

I passed the darn exams but the whole thing was canned because of COVID!
Thanks for the well wishes
I will do the race thread on Sunday

What a disaster. It will be some time before air travel gets back to what it was.

[messy]

A full wet Belgian Grand Prix is the absolute stuff of my dreams. I remember 1997 and 1998 we got two back to back, since then.....?

[TomNokoe]

A full wet Belgian Grand Prix is the absolute stuff of my dreams. I remember 1997 and 1998 we got two back to back, since then.....?

I watched 2005 on F1TV recently, which was technically wet throughout because the leaders never switched to slicks! Track took an age to dry.

Edited by TomNokoe, 27 August 2020 - 21:14.

[thegamer23]

It's been years since the last full wet Spa GP right?

 

[femi]

For those of you (like me) who like press conferences....

 

 

 

Each frame looks like tik-tok shuffle dancing pair. What's up with Bottas? Maybe his boss is a fan of Autosport forums.

Edited by femi, 27 August 2020 - 21:30.

[femi]

We are such a small country and somehow, we managed to give the world SPA - the track & mineral water, frites and beer and much more. You are all welcome...oh wait

[ARTGP]

Bottas trying the beard trick again?

[Synkro89]

It should be an easy win for Mercedes. Def gonna need the rain to change that.

lol you do know Lewis is good in the wet right.

[GlenWatkins]

Thanks JJ! 

 

I have been busy with an new job myself and although I knew Spa was this weekend I haven't given it a thought until now.  IMO,best track and best race of the season, although one could make an argument for Silverstone. I think that its the shear size of the track, and its location.  The weather can be different on either end.  Kimi once said that Spa is a proper road course, driving it you actually feel like you are going somewhere then coming back all in one lap.

[HeadFirst]

 

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PG is fast becoming my favourite driver 

 

 

 

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PG is fast becoming my favourite driver 

 

 

Not my fav driver, But I certainly have been impressed with the way he has dealt with the demotion. Looking forward to the race, and thanks for the intro JJ.

[GlenWatkins]

1965, Graham HIll leads the pack through Eau Rouge

 

 

 

[jondon]

1965, Graham HIll leads the pack through Eau Rouge

 

   

[Atreiu]

A wet race would be fun. I’d like to see how Vettel and Leclerc can do if it’s pouring.

[Raikkinen]

We are such a small country and somehow, we managed to give the world SPA - the track & mineral water, frites and beer and much more. You are all welcome...oh wait

And don't forget the absolute best dance clubs in the world in the 90's and early 2000's. What a time to be alive that was..

[HeadFirst]

We are such a small country and somehow, we managed to give the world SPA - the track & mineral water, frites and beer and much more. You are all welcome...oh wait

 

How could you forget, that you raised the making of the simple waffle, to a culinary ART FORM!

[vlado]

It should be an easy win for Mercedes. Def gonna need the rain to change that.

 

Based on how things went the last time it rained, that would actually put them further ahead. 

[vlado]

A wet race would be fun. I’d like to see how Vettel and Leclerc can do if it’s pouring.

 

With no wings on car ? probably dnfs

[Bleu]

A full wet Belgian Grand Prix is the absolute stuff of my dreams. I remember 1997 and 1998 we got two back to back, since then.....?

1997 was wet only for first 10 laps or so.

[tom]

Not looking like rain all day.
And only 2-5mm thats nothing.

[tom]

Hope the mercs blow up.

[Jovanotti]

1965, Graham HIll leads the pack through Eau Rouge

What a magic place, the best F1 venue by far for me.

How could you forget, that you raised the making of the simple waffle, to a culinary ART FORM!

I couldn't live without Belgian Trappist beer myself.

Edited by Jovanotti, 28 August 2020 - 05:32.

[Baddoer]

I watched 2005 on F1TV recently, which was technically wet throughout because the leaders never switched to slicks! Track took an age to dry.

Actually, Toyota put Trulli (who was 3rd) on slicks after SC, doing that ruined his race completely. They did the same later with Ralf (who pitted from second) and again track was not dry enough.

Edited by Baddoer, 28 August 2020 - 06:07.

[Pimpwerx]

Thanks JJ!

 

My favorite circuit on the calendar. I'm hoping for another fun race this year. The forecast looks interesting, but it's Spa, and pretty much anything can happen.